The Road Ahead Poem by Lora Colon

Don't think of me as the setting sun,
Laying its mantle of black and gray,
Don't see me as part of your dark night,
I am the beginning of your day

Don't gaze on me as summer's last rose
That winter's fingers have touched with death,
Do not fear to sow your seeds of love,
I am the promise of Spring's first breath

Don't flee from me, recalling the gales
That wrecked your sail in a blinding storm,
Have no fear to moor your heart in me,
I am your safe harbor, calm and warm

Don't see me as that fickle candle
That you once lit, but whose flame withdrew,
No longer need you curse the darkness,
I am your light, and I'll burn for you

Don't fear, my love, I'll not deceive you
Like others that turned your heart to stone,
Soon your heart will soar on gilded wings,
For I'm the love you have longed to own

Don't you see? Your darkest days have passed,
Feel the sun's warmth, hear the nightbird sing,
Together we'll walk the road ahead,
Together we'll face what Fate may bring